{"id":15815,"date":"2021-06-30T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T06:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asssa.es\/en\/?p=15815"},"modified":"2021-07-29T10:53:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T08:53:01","slug":"restless-legs-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asssa.es\/en\/restless-legs-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Restless legs syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Restless legs syndrome (RLS) happens during sleep and consists of the appearance of <strong>leg movements at regular intervals that may lead to the sufferer waking up briefly,<\/strong> interrupting and disrupting sleep patterns, producing daytime sleepiness and\/or insomnia.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The syndrome involves deep, ill-defined discomfort or dysesthesia, normally with pain or a tingling, itching sensation, associated with an <strong>irresistible urge to move the affected limbs<\/strong>. This neurological disorder occurs more often in women and in older adults.<\/p>\n<p>The more widely known causes are <strong>iron deficiency, kidney failure and peripheral neuropathy<\/strong> triggered by lesions in the nervous system.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent RLS and avoid more serious disorders developing, the doctor will <strong>test for blood ferritin levels and rule out causes of polyneuritis<\/strong> such as uraemia or diabetes. The best way of treating this condition is to be referred to specialists in the field and to a <strong>sleep unit,<\/strong> as these are the professional teams best equipped to study and treat this syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asssa.es\/en\/insurance\/health-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASSSA Health Insurance<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6><em>The information published in this media neither substitutes nor complements in any way the direct supervision of a doctor, his diagnosis or the treatment that he may prescribe. 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